New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
THE ANTI. CREGAN REPORT.
FINDINGS OF THREE OF THE COMMITTEE

Tia report of the majority OF the Orcs"u in'o't'se
committee presented to the Republican County COMMIT
S0 . ,as. declared that Captain Cregan and five
-, nenbers OF the county body had been guilty OF
eros. fraud" and gross treaehery ana recommended
.he,r cxpulslon The report is as follows;
pooort Of majority OF the Committee appointed to
investigate the canvass Z; N ~ ,nS N' iss6'
Tbe undersigned. q majority of the committee Vi
Investigation, report rs follows; ~ - o;..o /
A, ,,e November meeting OF the County committee
rasolnton in the following words was adopted.
a That committee OF hys os ahP s eIeStioS
he eag to I pso at the
Ian held the ID day OF November, l5oo, " co. ,"nn
,eori " at the next meeting Of the com@,Ss
whether the District Comnifiee VI me sever al nay
Dnas for tho Of tno Republican candd ldsS
Sher any persons member, @ .,I sa,a astrc or
s,dsa hnd aoetted Republicans In VOTING ior me Deno
cratic candidates or wae' o bs epuScan party in the
.nveyal election districts In SAID OF b;
with ,e dspiSStoi ba9ts election day bearing
che naino the democratic eanona,1 ,o al ,Sey nav
ana p the best ncrests Of the Republican party
Under this resolution the following persons We're we're nP
,o;utcd as such committee Theron &. Strong John u.
fawscn Leonard Hazletine, Scion B. Smith and John
y Drolsky. Your committee thereupon proceeded
with the investigation and have listened 10 the
charges and evidence presented Inc only PROOF con
sidero by your committee has been that OF witnesses
whose testimony taken by stenographer IN inc
presence and acting under the direction OF the com
nitteo and such testimony is embodied IN book oil
4i3 pages submitted herewith.
White the undersigned conceived 1t to he ,neir uu.y
70 make such personal investigation as would tend 10
develop the truth and have therefore, IN common
with the other members OF the committee, exercised
been aided In their labors by Mr.. Robert Ray HaIn
ton who has assumed the duty OF prosecutor anu oy
Mr. William II. TOwnley, who has acted Us Peison"
counsel tor Mr.. Cregan =, thu
Only Ieq,s ss sae Of
rssDa District anil no TSs Snap pas
A.aam
Michael Cregan ard olher members OF the county Oo
, s' n %els ss for Vi Congress Ths
nuW son ably OF most serious character Inc crime
1oG s"s and should
runs II involves nothing less than me pnfiy o!
fhe bp fidelity TO party ana 10 s csuIuatei
fairncss ana justice voters and the faithful perform
Of an n pns upon
asuse individual must apparent o,
him and this commit tee one OF strict trust ana con
ddrcc Into his keel Ing and andsr is cono 70 a
scouting largest vote possible ana seeing
to it That TO c ho party ars
great ant equally so are his 'r Saor nj" mis-
control the captains Of the several election Districts
Of his os selection they are H s u%scd mis-
way alone can tue trust enforced and the interests OF
the party maintained and preserved In less degroe
accnuntahlity for the nsure Of the trust committed 70
Ss s eGr Sn rSsr asent. are
hle In this way only can ns FAIRNESS ,,y u ,atSnily
secured ,..,.r
or his snbordnatos TO fairly and honestly TINS
trust serious To- he overlooked IL We oee.e tue
iaat NE s"vernGon should 30 committed ksepne
il that the feurs OF the trusted ieauers W a
Sotsns more or less than the snevsrsion OF all good
government II also the ruin OF '9s pa nsvef De-
indncel t. SUPPORT party sgans, snc,s tanos,sv
S .,cnrIns CANDIDATES who's" will commend
them voters for candidate VINO has any
SSsSi in tbs position Of attracting voters on TIE
strength OF mis- character while ne ma
A; tic November election, the candidate Of the
Alien T. Rice tina Democratic candidate frahs So, %,
sd sis pr nv TT re s ssaenrreSce Of one
o h ?; three S D. s ya GDT sss
XVIII. ahd Joseph O. Bign from tue XViiiih Assembly
He s WAS ana stS se esdss r i in
bolri give HIM tier loyal and hearty supptt. Ia, o
was grass treachsry. la arriving at conclusion III on
this vesaion It Is OF no Ms Sss eecd
lie the candidate OF his pnsy sna ey' the duty Of
Mr. ersra ana" ana his caidns toward him not les
TO sye mir svsTy vote he nnl have been
eee.d aud was defeated by their reachory their crime
eea G no T0r G ss sn his se0s he
caiiiaa,o received support of Horny George; HIS
paIty and lis posters pacari- the boxes OF the
George pagty The evidence IL TO the effect that Mr cs
he Id, Assembly Dtrct bat assum
iug tat he dd not receive aors '.an t%ons o Gr t
n:iEbcr with the Republican vote 0ild nave
a,e ers irge number OF MY democrats and
s0ae ndepeuieht Democrats WHO WOnIl nave FoIo ~.
Siaolq but this woul have tended only 10 Increase hi
majrsi.y. Mr.. Ctega1 esiues that tnc normal DcIo
District IA about 5000 inc nest
evidence tat Mr. Rice received the nulk o' we Hs2Re
yo to ogaH The fact ,as ~ s ,9is San G Coz
On me OF loss than 800 OIli have elected hr
doubt that Mr. Crosan aud at lo.st s,xtcen on OF Is
tweitg eight captains we're d!sioya 10 inc @ 'it
hayiog obtained his money ami while Ireterl,qs 4,
support him they were sngsg%G ia ,n os ,t tbe XVIII
Assembly District one.ectien iayw 1oneyrnh9swllh
lie election Of Sic spnoa aud Mr.. Rice ana tnat
they are rssponS l FOR MS defeat, "a orO a. ,oo.
M thomas Burns captain "a Pe nara' c SaDts9 AZ
IL san Sapsan 9s W capta 6th feeI Fhaorip
21 Jane, fSSs K e,gs% iapa no" S M
Than l. GasgheT eae,sn i1th 5o'9 xs Gsary
cam a' y5t S"1 Asx az cne captain 4S Alien E
Hata,. captain 9th A. l. smith, captain
Al lie begnning of the investigation Mr. Oregon an
poanccd that he would call tho captains OF eaca OF we
several election districts OF the captains OF Tue WIN
Assembly District IMPLICATED tle loio~hg wGF o. n,
saoi by Mr. Crogan AMI did not attempt 10 defend them
selves:
peter Fanorty 9th Election District ,John MoGib1sa.
ll lection District, Robert Kennedy l3l keG d! u
& 55 s,r Eecon b s%. 27 4fn ec,aa q p
No given for not calling them and 40 request
wa ado 20 notify them and no notice by The COMMITTEES
was rCn them appear for the reason ta' Inc Nesl
cation rad beer ordered publicly hy this committee q"
Rbrh they are members aud sufficient notice OF II haI
been Given through the public press ~
While he fraud practisel throughout tho district de
serves severest condemnation, We believe the com
n,tee TO Ne unsnlno IN lie opinion that me lnrsdlG
H,n iac county oOuttee extends Only u the leader
tue district Michael Cregan. and the captains OF tic
election districts who may DO members OF the county
Committee. These captains are:
John Coleman second Election District william Iengle
FIRM Hection District J. Giltgln, Fourth teo,oh
p,trii Peter FRueriy Ninth Election Di5,r'dt resyr
Eftreyt Election District Joseph W Cleay, seventeenth
Election District; NJ Lush, Twentieth Election D'ii4cl
B. Daiik sfson Twentyeiglth Election District
Of me districts just named, charge was made or
idcncc presented against John Coleman OF te second
a. r,rol DaukclfSOn,